Hearing the report, Liu Ze was slightly stunned, Cao Bao asked to see? What will happen to him? Immediately the order will be passed.

"The last general will see Liu Yuanjun." After Cao Bao came in, he bowed down and saluted Liu Ze.

Liu Ze put down his pen and said, "I don't know what General Cao is looking for?" ”

Cao Bao's expression was slightly cramped, he hesitated for a moment, and said: "The last general has a private matter in his family, but he doesn't dare to abolish the public because of his private affairs, so he came to make it clear to Liu Yuanjun. ”

"Private?" Liu Ze was slightly stunned, since it was a private matter, why should he report it, it seems that this private matter is really unusual. "General Cao, but it's okay to talk about it."

Cao Bao said: "Lu Wenhou has recently lost his wife, and wants to continue the string, I heard that there will be a daughter in the boudoir, and a special person will come to propose marriage, and the last general will not dare to agree without authorization, so I came to ask the meaning of the envoy." ”

Liu Zedeng understood that this was Cao Bao's so-called private matter, it was normal for men to marry and women to get married, but Lu Bu wanted to marry Cao Leopard, and the meaning of this was extraordinary. Lu Bu was a prince before, and now although he has taken refuge in Liu Ze, he still has a semi-independent status, while Cao Bao is a relatively strong faction in the local forces in Xuzhou.

It seems that this Cao Bao is really a very scheming person, Cao Lu's marriage has long been a matter of secret discussion, he just came to ask Liu Ze's opinion, what do you want Liu Ze to say? No, you can't get married. would rather demolish ten temples than break a marriage, this Liu Ze can't open his mouth no matter what. If Liu Ze nodded and agreed, Cao Bao would have an excuse to marry Lu Bu on the orders of Liu Zhoumu. This attempt to collude with the foreign generals of the feudal town could have been avoided.

Lu Bu has a wife and a concubine, the wife is Yan, the concubine is Diao Chan, when the Chang'an Incident occurred, the rebels besieged very urgently, Lu Bu abandoned his family, took the road and fled (it seems that abandoning his wife and children is not the patent of Uncle Liu Huang), his wife and concubine daughter fell in Chang'an, fortunately Lu Bu also had a friend Pang Shu hid Lu Bu's wife and concubine regardless of his own safety, and later found an opportunity to send them to Zhang Yang in Hanoi. Yan's health was not good. He followed Lü Bu all the way from Hanoi to Yanzhou. He fled from Yanzhou to Xuzhou, wandered away, frightened, and died of illness shortly after arriving in Xiaopei. Lu Bu lost his wife. Naturally, we have to follow the strings. And the object of marriage. It is Cao Bao's daughter Cao Yun.

Liu Ze's thoughts about Cao Bao are bright, and he said quietly: "Lu Wenhou is a hero and dignified. General Cao was very fortunate to be able to get such a good son-in-law. ”

"In this way, then Liu Yuanjun doesn't object to this family business?" Cao Bao was overjoyed.

Liu Ze said with a smile: "Why should my father object, Lu Wenhou and Ling Ailang are talented and beautiful, it is a match made in heaven, and then my father will have to ask for a cup of happy wine to drink." ”

Cao Bao said happily: "That naturally, on the day of the wedding, I still want to invite Liu Yuanjun to marry the main person, I don't know if Liu Yuanjun is flawed?" ”

Liu Ze said: "Okay, after General Cao chooses an auspicious day, remember to inform my father, and my father will definitely come." ”

Cao Bao thanked him and then retired.

Not long after, Mi Zhu and Chen Deng hurriedly came to see Liu Ze, their expressions quite solemn.

"My lord, there is a lot of rumor in Xuzhou City, Lu Bu proposed to the Cao family, and wanted to marry Cao Bao's daughter." As soon as Chen Deng came in, he was the first to speak.

Liu Ze nodded and said, "I already know about this matter. ”

Mi Zhu Chen Deng glanced at each other, slightly surprised, since Liu Ze already knew, why he was still sitting safely and calm, Liu Ze's attitude made them very confused. "Then why is the lord ......?"

"Lu Bu is widowed, Cao Nu is unmarried, and it is natural for the two to marry, what's wrong? Hey, then again, how does this Cao Leopard's daughter look? Liu Ze asked leisurely.

Chen Deng was stunned for a moment, it was all at this time, and the lord still had the leisure to ask this, but he still replied: "I have seen the daughter of the Cao family, she has a virtuous personality and an average appearance, but the lord, this matter is ......."

Liu Ze smiled and said: "Then it's a little wronged by our Wenhou, a top handsome guy like Wenhou must at least be matched with a stunning beauty, the daughter of the Cao family is average, Lu Wenhou actually looks good, it's a pity." ”

Mi Zhu was obviously very anxious about Liu Ze's ridicule and carelessness, and said: "Lord, how the Cao family girl looks is not the point, the key is that once Lu Bu and Cao Bao successfully marry, it will have a serious impact on the situation in Xuzhou, and the lord has to be on guard." Mi Zhu is the beneficiary of the marriage of the government, and it is precisely because he married his sister Xu to Liu Ze that he became Liu Ze's confidant of the ministers who entered the scene, and it is precisely because of this that he has a serious attitude of concern about the marriage of the two families of Cao and Lu.

"This Lu Bu is asking to marry the daughter of the Cao family, how can I guard against it?"

"At the very least, the lord should try to stop it, Lu Bu married the Cao family, with ill intentions, and should not be taken lightly."

Liu Ze said with a smile: "Just now Cao Bao personally came to ask me about this, and asked me to be the main marriage, how can you let me stop it?" ”

Chen Deng was slightly stunned, and then sighed: "It seems that we all underestimated Cao Bao's scheming, and I didn't expect that Cao Bao would deliberately consult the lord, in this case, the lord can't object, once the lord doesn't object, this marriage will be logical, and in the future, Lu Cao's two family furniture will be one, and it will be difficult for Xuzhou to have peace." ”

Liu Ze said: "Yuanlong is too worried, even if the marriage of the Cao and Lu families is married, it may not be able to have an impact on the overall situation of Xuzhou, if Lu Bu and Cao Bao really dare to rebel, the consequences are not something they can bear." Cao Bao is quite scheming, and he will never make a move without being completely sure. Now the entire power of Xuzhou is in our hands, and Lu Bu lives in other counties, even if he wants to enter Xuzhou, he is probably powerless. ”

Mi Zhu was worried, and said: "If the lord can always sit in Xuzhou, Lu Bu and Cao Bao and others may not dare to act rashly, but I am afraid that once something happens, when the lord is flawless, these people will be ready to move." ”

Liu Ze said: "It's okay, I know this." Zizhong, the expansion of Xiapi has been preliminarily completed, and it will be possible to move to Xiapi after the year at the latest. ”

Hearing Liu Ze mention this, Mi Zhu smiled knowingly, in fact, since Liu Ze's plan to move to the rule was introduced, Mi Zhu has made preparations, mobilized a lot of funds to buy real estate and fields in Xiapi, he was glad that he made the decision to marry Liu Ze at that time, relying on this relationship, Mi Zhu has obtained a lot of business opportunities, and intervened in the business district of Xiapi in advance, which will undoubtedly bring huge profits to the Mi family, coupled with Liu Ze's pro-business policy, it is difficult for the Mi family not to fly Huang Tengda.

After Liu Ze became the owner of Xuzhou, the intensity of support for handicrafts and commerce was unprecedented, the salt industry was turned into a private enterprise, the market circulation was opened, and the state pastoral government also issued a special decree to strictly prohibit discrimination against merchants and craftsmen, breaking the boundaries between Shinong industry and commerce, and the Mi family and the vast number of merchants in Xuzhou benefited a lot. The social status of businessmen has improved, and the enthusiasm for doing business has also increased, and Xuzhou's business is thriving, and it is a prosperous scene.

After another period of time, Liu Ze received the second edict from the court, ordering him to send troops to attack Yuan Shu in Huainan, but this time Cao Cao did not attach any secret letters. Liu Ze promised to the envoys, and promised that after ordering the troops and horses, he would immediately send troops to attack Yuan Shu.

As soon as he heard that there was a battle to be fought, Zhang Fei was excited, but the days went on day after day, but he didn't see Liu Ze's preparations for the army, Zhang Fei was so puzzled, so he went to ask Liu Ze why he couldn't afford to pay the army.

Liu Ze laughed, Cao Cao coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and asked others to give him his life under the pretense of issuing an edict in the name of the Son of Heaven, he was too naïve, it is true that the holy decree of the Son of Heaven cannot be disobeyed, but Liu Ze will not send troops after receiving the decree. If the court is in a hurry, it is a big deal to say that the military food is scarce, and you can only wait until the autumn grain harvest to replenish the army before setting out, Liu Ze believes that Cao Cao will never transfer hundreds of thousands of military rations to you. Take 10,000 steps back and say that Cao Cao really allocated some military rations, and he can find some excuses, such as an epidemic in the army, such as the Yellow Turban rebellion and rebellion, in short, there are a lot of reasons, and the military power is in his own hands, and whether he wants to send troops or not is his own business, and Cao Cao's edict has nothing to do with half a dime.

Obviously, Cao Cao also understood that this edict would not play a role, and he didn't bother to send someone to urge him again, and the edict that ordered Liu Ze to send troops to Huainan was naturally like a piece of waste paper.

But just because I don't offend doesn't mean that people don't offend me. Cao Cao's plan to drive away the tiger and devour the wolf adopted a two-pronged approach, on the one hand, he publicly issued an edict and ordered Liu Ze to conquer Yuan Shu, which became known to everyone in the world. On the other hand, he sent a secret envoy to lobby Yuan Shu, saying that Liu Ze of Xuzhou had the intention of annexing Huainan.

Not to mention whether Yuan Shu believed Cao Cao's words or not, but Yuan Shu's ambition to plot Xuzhou never stopped for a day. When Tao Qian was still alive, Yuan Shu proclaimed himself "Xuzhou Bo", not to mention whether the Han Dynasty had an official system at the level of Zhou Bo, Yuan Shu's intention to plot Xuzhou is known to passers-by.

The reason why Yuan Shu did not do it, first of all, there is no suitable excuse, although it is said that there is no righteous war in the Spring and Autumn Period, but everyone who goes out to fight, there must be a slogan, that is called the division is famous, when the battle of Guandu in history, Yuan Shao crusaded against Cao Cao, and asked Chen Lin to write a text, scolding Cao Cao's ancestors for eighteen generations, and counting Cao Cao's ten major crimes, and proving his actions.

Of course, this is not the main reason, even if there is no excuse, he will make one up, and the more important reason is that Yuan Shu has just entered Zhunnan, or it is through Sun Ce's courage that he pacified the two counties of Jiujiang and Lujiang, and the unstable foundation naturally made him see the fruit of Xuzhou fall into the hands of Liu Ze, although he coveted it, he was also powerless.

After several years of preparation, Yuan Shu thought that he had the strength to attack Xuzhou, and at the same time found an excuse to attack Xuzhou - Liu Ze was edicted to crusade against Huainan, and sent the general Ji Ling to command 100,000 troops to attack Xuzhou. (To be continued......)